Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one.

Thomas Paine
Some Similar Quotes
  1. The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. - Frank Herbert

  2. Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it. - Henry David Thoreau

  3. Ever heard of the rule of three? he shouts as we run. No! If you save somebody's life three times, their life belongs to you. You saved my life today, that makes once. Save it twice more an I'm all yers. - Moira Young

  4. Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser. - Toba Beta

  5. We must submit to God's righteous rule. - Lailah Gifty Akita

More Quotes By Thomas Paine
  1. Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

  2. Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.

  3. It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

  4. The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

  5. He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

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